early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
how many years; how long; what year
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
results; record; grades; marks
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
alone; by oneself; on one's own
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
on bad terms; at loggerheads